ActiveBatch Workload Automation vs. Azure Batch

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ActiveBatch Workload Automation
Score 8.2 out of 10
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ActiveBatch from Advanced Systems Concepts in New Jersey is IT workload automation software.N/A
Azure Batch
Score 8.8 out of 10
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Azure Batch is cloud-scale job scheduling and compute management.N/A
Pricing
ActiveBatch Workload AutomationAzure Batch
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ActiveBatch Workload AutomationAzure Batch
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ActiveBatch Workload AutomationAzure Batch
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Features
ActiveBatch Workload AutomationAzure Batch
Workload Automation
Comparison of Workload Automation features of Product A and Product B
ActiveBatch Workload Automation
9.6
22 Ratings
16% above category average
Azure Batch
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Ratings
Multi-platform scheduling9.620 Ratings00 Ratings
Central monitoring9.622 Ratings00 Ratings
Logging9.721 Ratings00 Ratings
Alerts and notifications9.722 Ratings00 Ratings
Analysis and visualization9.721 Ratings00 Ratings
Application integration9.621 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
ActiveBatch Workload AutomationAzure Batch
Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Apache Airflow
Apache Airflow
Score 8.3 out of 10

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Enterprises
Redwood RunMyJobs
Redwood RunMyJobs
Score 9.3 out of 10
AWS Batch
AWS Batch
Score 6.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
ActiveBatch Workload AutomationAzure Batch
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(23 ratings)
8.5
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(2 ratings)
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Support Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
ActiveBatch Workload AutomationAzure Batch
Likelihood to Recommend
Redwood Software
Any large business or organisation that wants to manage their workload effectively and with the least amount of room for error might choose the ActiveBatch Automation tool. Being a consultant I feel that It aids in task automation and has the flexibility to change in response to varying company requirements. It helps to save huge time by doing all the repetitive tasks on daily basis. During the patching activity the schedulers can be stopped. It also help by alerting us if any system/job is down so that SLA can be saved. Overall ActiveBatch Automation stands as a dependable cornerstone for ensuring the seamless operation of our tasks.
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Microsoft
To better serve their consumers, businesses that often interact with those clients who rely on Microsoft's software products may consider migrating to Azure. This program would be useful in any installation of a Microsoft product or suite that necessitates a test of the target environment. It is simple to maintain and implement, making it an ideal IT backbone. If a client doesn't have any use for this particular instrument, it's not going to be of any benefit to them.
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Pros
Redwood Software
  • Businesses can use ActiveBatch to plan tasks based on parameters like frequency, dependencies, and the time of day. By automating typical actions like backups and data transfers, businesses can make sure that crucial operations go off without a hitch.
  • Multiple systems and apps can be used in complicated workflows that ActiveBatch can automate. For instance, it can automate a workflow for processing orders from beginning to end, from the customer order through inventory control and delivery through the processing of invoices and payments.
  • Files can be sent between many platforms and systems safely with ActiveBatch. Transfers to cloud-based storage systems like Amazon S3 and Microsoft Azure are also included in this. SFTP and FTP transfers are also included.
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Microsoft
  • Managing the users
  • Having multiple environments
  • Creating multiple groups
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Cons
Redwood Software
  • On RARE occasions, have seen scheduling properties changed that don't take effect.
  • Simpler to understand/more robust reporting options would be nice to have.
  • Maybe I'm missing something, but why doesn't the Instances view show completion time? Just execution time and duration.
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Microsoft
  • The user interface, in my opinion, might need further clarification.
  • Any situation where a user's password has to be reset would benefit from this feature.
  • Any accounts that were accidentally established more than once may be transferred over quickly and easily.
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Usability
Redwood Software
We can easily add new plans/jobs in our batch schedules. Also, coordination with reporting and QA jobs is simple to do. Building schedules, restarting jobs, triggering dependencies is easy to understand. The system is very stable and allows us to easily see overall processing times.
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Microsoft
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Support Rating
Redwood Software
My colleague contacted them directly, I only know hearsay on this but it was not good.
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Microsoft
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Alternatives Considered
Redwood Software
The workload automation solution is based on the specific needs of an organization, as well as the features, capabilities, and costs of various solutions. A thorough evaluation process and consideration of these factors can help ensure the selection of a solution that aligns with overall business objectives and meets the specific needs of the organization.
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Microsoft
They both are great tools and provide the services they have implemented. They are two competing companies that have different cultures and forward mission agendas. I would say Azure is a little easier to support through their user interface for the IT support side of things. Both tools are useful and have their own strength and weakness. If you're a dynamic company with a multitude of customers then both are a required tool to have.
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Return on Investment
Redwood Software
  • I have not run numbers to determine hard impact, but a quick estimate is that at least one job is running for a average of about 6 hours per day - that 6 hours, if done by hand, would equate to about 30 - 40 hours per day (and in some cases, could not be duplicated manually, as the job repeats faster than a person could accomplish one cycle.)
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Microsoft
  • After initial setup, we now have significantly less time spent processing data.
  • The automation of data formatting and display after processing is exciting because it frees us to focus on the data itself.
  • Since using Batch, we have significantly decreased the number of items we previously utilized.
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